Specially designed by French Naval Architects Olivier Petit and Nicolas Berthelot and built of sustainable and recyclable materials, key to the innovative and specialised design and safety features of the schooner is the ability to retract her underwater appendages in both Polar ice and shallow River regions to continue her voyage operations.

Based on eco-friendly solutions by harnessing solar and wind energy, the schooner’s principal propulsion will come from its 995 sq. metres of mainsail area.

For classification society and statutory authority approvals, propulsion is also provided by Schottel main and forward auxiliary electrical jet pumps. This enables hull flush installation for optimum through-water and manoeuvring efficiency, extremely shallow navigation and – important to our philosophy - compatibility with interchangeable and ever-changing power sources as the new technologies are advanced.

In addition the latest Green generator technology will support peak energy requirements such as craneage launch and recovery operations and any unplanned schooner emergencies.

The synergy of wind, solar and green fuel technologies provides a multilateral approach to energy efficiency and Eco-Odyssey’s philosophy of keeping its environmental footprint as low as reasonably practical.

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